Relative and Subordinate

Relative

Relative adjective - Being such only when compared to something else.

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Subordinate and relative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subordinate" instead the word "Relative" as an adjective or a noun.

Subordinate adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.

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Relative and subordinate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Relative" instead the word "Subordinate" as an adjective or a noun.

female	female relative	female subordinate
best	best relative	best subordinate
direct	direct relative	direct subordinate
dying	dying relative	dying subordinate
Other adjectives: dead, powerful, male, large, incompetent, young, immediate, random, next, last, different, disgruntled, closest.

Sanga's subordinate promises Malwa spymaster Nanda Lal that Lal will be in attendance at the wedding of the subordinate with Sanga's relative.

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